Meritage Homes (MTH) closed at $59.18 on Oct 16, 2026, down 1.8% on the day. The stock is down 8.4% over the past month, down 16.9% over three months, down 9.4% year to date and down 13.8% over the past year. It trades 30.7% below its 52-week high of $85.38 and 4.4% above its 52-week low of $56.66. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($66.36) and below its 200-day moving average ($69.18).
NextPick tracks MTH in its Homebuilders basket alongside DHI, PHM, LEN, TOL and KBH. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -19 (weak outflow), and the basket is down 0.3% over five sessions. Over the past month MTH ranks 6th of 10 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 2.5% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 0 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, MTH moved an average of 2.5% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 0 of 8 reports.
No — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $59.18 is 14.5% below the 200-day average of $69.18.
MTH closed 30.7% below its 52-week high of $85.38.
NextPick groups MTH with DHI, PHM, LEN, TOL and KBH in its Homebuilders basket.
Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for entry-level and first move-up buyers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company also provides title and escrow, mortgage, insurance, title insurance, and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
